African players continue to flourish in Serie A this season.
Among the stars who have shown brightly in the Italian top-flight are Nigerian forwards Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman.
Sports Brief looks at the top African goal scorers in the 2023-24 Serie A season.
Top African scorers in 2023-24 Serie A
1. Victor Osimhen (11 goals, Napoli and Nigeria)
Osimhen is currently ranked fifth in the Serie A Golden Boot race, scoring 11 goals for Napoli in the 2023-24 season. He is the only African player to score in double-figures in the Italian top-flight this campaign.
His scoring numbers dropped compared to last season because of injuries and a long stint in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
He scored six goals in Napoli's first eight league matches this season before a hamstring injury sidelined him for several games.
Osimhen has been in fine form since rejoining the Napoli squad after the AFCON, scoring four goals in four league appearances, including a hat-trick against Sassuolo.
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— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) February 29, 2024
2. Ademola Lookman (8 goals, Atalanta and Nigeria)
Lookman is ranked second on the list, scoring eight goals for Atalanta in the 2023-24 Serie A season thus far.
The Nigerian forward scored one goal each in the games against Fiorentina, Cagliari, Genoa, Napoli, Lecce, and Bologna and nabbed a brace in Atalanta's 3-2 win over AC Milan last December.
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— LiveScore (@livescore) December 9, 2023
3. Boulaye Dia (4 goals, Senegal and Salernitana)
Dia is ranked third on the list despite missing a chunk of the 2023-24 season because of muscular injuries.
The Senegalese forward racked up four goals in Salernitana's first 12 league matches this season, including a brace against Cagliari last October.
His last goal for the club game against Sassuolo in a 2-2 draw back in November.
3. Zito Luvumbo (4 goals, Angola and Cagliari)
Luvumbo also has scored four goals in Serie A this season, putting the Angolan winger in third place on this list.
His latest goal came in the 1-1 draw against Napoli on February 25. He scored the equaliser deep into second-half stoppage time to give Cagliari a valuable point.
He has missed Cagliari's last two league matches after suffering a hamstring injury, per TransferMarkt.
5. Houssem Aouar (3 goals, Algeria and Roma)
Aouar is ranked fifth on the list, scoring three goals for Roma this 2023-24 Serie A season.
His latest goal in the Italian top-flight came in the game against Fiorentina on March 10. The Algerian midfielder scored Roma's opening goal in the 2-2 draw.
